Sheet-metal cover for receptacles.



T. L. TALIAFERRO & J. B. BELLAMY.

SHEET METAL COVER FOR REOEPTAGLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29,1913

Patented July 14,19m

rnont'a's LucmN ranrarnnno AND JOHN BENTON imnrmry'or WHEELING, WEST 'VIRGINIA,-ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T PHOENIx-HERMETIC COM- rANx, or NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATION OF 'NEW YORK.

SHEET-METAL COVER FOR REOEPTAGLES.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

PatentedJuly 14, 1914.

Application filed August 29, 1913. Serial No. 787,339.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, THoMAs LuomN TALIAFERRQ and JOHN BENTON BELLAMY,

p the United States, residing at Wheeling, in the county of Ohio, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Covers for Receptacles, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying. drawing and to the citizens of figures of reference marked thereon.

The invention relates to new and useful 1 improvements in closures for receptacles and more particularly to a sheet metal closure for character,

a receptacle of glass, porcelain, and the like.

All ob'ect of the invention is to provide a cover or closure for a receptacle of the above which is so shaped that the same may be attached to the receptacle and firmly retained thereon by pressure applied-tothe outer extreme edge of the cover or closure, and which cover or closure is so shaped as 1 to support-a rubber gasket or sealing ring which is forced into contact with the side wall .of the receptacle upon the bending of the edge of the cover to close the receptacle.

In the drawings, which show by way of illustration'ione embodiment of the invenim p .b'e v ore the cover is showin he cover to the receptacle.

'toward the receptacle and the sealing ring or gasket forced into sealing contact with I boththe cover and the bodyof the recepmole.) t, -In carrying out the invention, a 'sheet metal cover is providedwhich comprises a circular. portion having .arperiphery preferably bent to channel which upper edge of the receptacle to be closed. The outer wall of with a substantially vertical portion at the the wall is'curved outwardly so as t'e" fin-15 1 portion form a U-shaped annular. is adapted to engage the the channel is formed part" thereof andthe' loweredge of? 3 with the vertical wall an annular sealing and gripping shoulder which is adapted to be pressed against the rubber sealing ring or gasket and thereby form a sealing lin which effectively seals the receptacle. 'J gripping shoulder also aids in holding the cover on the receptacle. The outer wall of the cover is also turned inwardly and .upwardly to form a retaining pocket for the rubber asket or ring which serves to support said rubber gasket or ring in proper position relative to the sealing or gripping shoulder of the cover and whichalso serves the additional function of forcing said sealing ring or gasket upwardly between the' cover and the receptacle when the lower edge of the outer wall is bent inwardly to close the cover on to the receptacle. This gasket or ring may be made .of rubber, as above noted, or may be of any suitable omposi- I tion of matter capable of sealing t e cover when the same is closed on the receptacle. Referrmg more in detail to the drawings,

the invention consists in the receptacle} which is preferably circular in cross sectionv and the side walls at the upper edge thereof lie substantially in vertical planes. This receptacle is preferably made of glass, porcelain, and the like, as above noted, and is adapted to be closed by our improved cover 2. This cover is made of metal and consists of a central circular portion which has its periphery bent to form a U-shaped channel 3 which is adapted to engage the upper edge of the side walls of the receptacle 1. inner wall 4 of the U-shaped channel is preferably substantially vertical. The upper 5 of the outer wall also substantially vertical and the lower edge 6 of this outer wall is curved outwardly so as to form withthe vertical wall 5 an annular sealing or grip in shoulder 7, the purpose of which will Eiereinafter more fully described. The'lower ed e 6 of this outerrwall is bent inwardly and upwardly, as at 8, so as to form a retaining pocket 9 which is ada ted to receive a rubber ring or gasket 10. y his rubber ring or asket "10 extends upwardly along the insi e of the wall 5'to a point adjacent the sealing or 105' grippingshoulder 7.

The lower part of the outer wall of the l The which is adapted to receive the side wall of the receptacle. It is found in ractice that receptacles of the character escribed are often slightly irregular in contour or form with imperfections in the surface of the glass or porcelain and, therefore, a cover that is shaped so as to fit closely on the outer wall of the receptacle when placed thereon cannot readily be seated on the receptacle. Our improved cover, however, with this wide receiving mouth for the channel ma be, readily applied, notwithstanding the sli irregularities in the construction ofthe ceptacle.

In Fig. l of the drawings, we have shown the cover seated thereon by a chuck 11. Closing tools 12 indicated diagrammatically are formed with cam shoulders 13 which when the tools are moved downward, will engage the outer wall of the cover 7 and force' thi outer wall toward the receptacle. This forcing or bendingof the outer wall toward the receptacle will cause thei lower edge of the outer wall to force the} sealing ring or gasket slightly upward on the outer wall of the receptacle, thus firmlyv crowding said rubber ring or gasket between the outer wall of the receptacle and the.in-

in this view,

ner wall of the cover. This forcing inward of. the outer wall of the cover also carries the-sealing or gripping shoulder inward and cause the same to be embedded in the sealin rin or asket and also to exert a )res-' sure against the receptacle which tends to hold the cover firmly seated on the receptacle sealing the same.

"wall at its upper edge an Our improved cover is especially adapted:

for the closing of a receptacle which is put under vacuum. While the-cover -is resting loosely on the receptacle, as in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and perhaps before the. chuck hasengaged the cover toprowdthe same on to th receptacle said receptacle is placed under a .vacuumizer and preferably while the-receptacle is in the vacuumizing chamher, the cover is bent into closing and sealing positiomas indicated in Figs. 2 and 4.

It is obvious that minor changes in the detailsi'of constructionma'y be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as eaforth in the appended claims. Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:'

'1. A receptacle havinf therefor comprising a circular portion having, the, peripherythereof bent to form a downwardly projecting wall, the lower portion. of said;

cooutwardly relative to the upper portlon of ght rej an outer verticali a sheet metal cover 1 wall .of the cover being bent m gs vertical wall of the receptacle, the-lower tion having its periphery bent to form a downwardly pro ecting wall engaging the portion of said wall of the cover being bent outwardly relative to the upper portion of.

said wall'and forming with said upper portion an 'inwardlyproj'ecting shoulder, the

lower edge of said wall'having an inwardly I;

and upwardly pro] ecting portion an d a seal ing gasket seated in the pocket formed by said upwardly projecting portion. and extending upwardly along the inner face of'said wall to a line adjacent said shoulder, whereby the inward bending of the lower portion of said wall forces said sealing gasket upwardly along the face of said. outer vertical wall of thereceptacle and also forces said gripping shoulder into sealing Contact with said rubber gasket. 3. A"receptaclefhaving .an *outer vertical wall at its upper edge and a' sheetm'et a lcover therefor comprising a circular po'r tion having the periphery thereof bent to form a downwardly projecting wall, the lower portion of said wall of'th'epover being bent outwardly relative to the upper portion of said wallv whereby when'saill cover is':clo, e.d on the receptacle an inwardly projecting shoulder is gasket, means for said sealing gasket on the inner'face ,of the outwardly projecting portion of said downwardly projectingwall, said sealin gasket terminating "upwardly adjacent sai shoulder whereby when said lower portion of said outer vertical Wallis bent inwardly to secure said cover to the receptacle said g'asket will be" forced upwardly along the wall of the rearmed, "a. sealing Z securing and supporting c'eptacle and into firm sealing contact therei with at the region of said'inw'ardly' project'- ingshoulder. f ,H W In testimony whereof, we aflix 'our signatures,' in the presence of two witnesses a I THOMASLUGIEN .TALIAFERRO. JOHN BENTON BELLAMY. a

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